Professor Andrew Forrester
Teams and roles for Andrew Forrester
Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
Overview
Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Cardiff University
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Swansea Bay University Health Board & Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Director of Research, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Visiting Professor, Escuela de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Paraguay
Director, Offender Health Research Network Cymru
Forensic lead, National Centre for Mental Health (https://www.ncmh.info/investigators/andrew-forrester/)
Chair, Quality Network for Prison Mental Health Services, RCPsych
Editor in Chief, BJPsych Bulletin
Editor in Chief, Medicine, Science and the Law
Executive member, Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry, RCPsych
Executive member, British Academy of Forensic Sciences
Executive Member, Special Committee on Human Rights, RCPsych
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts
Fellow, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Member, Chartered Management Institute
Member, Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
Honorary Member, World Psychiatric Association
I have worked as a psychiatrist in prisons and other criminal justice settings for 25 years, and written over 1200 reports to the Courts, mainly in criminal proceedings.
My clinical and research interests relate to mental health conditions as they present in the criminal justice system, including prisons, courts, police custody, probation, and other places of detention, with a focus on vulnerability and marginalisation.
Qualifications:
BSc(Hons), MBChB, MPhil, MD(Res), CMgr, MCMI, FRSA, FRSM, FFFLM, FRCPsych
Publication
2025
- Ahmed, A. and Forrester, A. 2025. Mental health challenges of enforced disappearances: a call for research and action. Medicine, Science and the Law 65 (4), pp.267-269. (10.1177/00258024251349373)
- Arnell, P. and Forrester, A. 2025. Assange, mental health and assurances in extradition. Medico-Legal Journal 93 (1Sup), pp.93-95. (10.1177/00258172221081708)
- Bhui, K. et al., 2025. Protecting and promoting editorial independence. The British Journal of Psychiatry 226 (1), pp.4-6. (10.1192/bjp.2024.6)
- Blott, H. et al., 2025. Artificial intelligence in forensic psychiatry: potential applications and key considerations. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 116 103016. (10.1016/j.jflm.2025.103016)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2025. Assessment and prevalence of PTSD in people with neurodevelopmental conditions in criminal justice settings - A systematic review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (10.1007/s40489-025-00517-x)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2025. Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) within prisons and the criminal justice system. Medicine, Science and the Law 65 (1), pp.5-8. (10.1177/00258024241293540)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2025. Response to: 'A randomised controlled trial of eye movement desensitisation and re-processing (EMDR) in forensic services and in prison' - [Letter to the editor]. Medicine, Science and the Law (10.1177/00258024251350786)
- Forrester, A. 2025. Mental health in prisons: Challenges and the road ahead. [Online].CIM Blog: Crime in Mind. Available at: https://crimeinmind.co.uk/mental-health-in-prisons-challenges-and-the-road-ahead/.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2025. Prison healthcare: The practical and ethical consequences of the current state of prisons. Medicine, Science and the Law 65 (2), pp.85-88. (10.1177/00258024241302277)
- Hales, H. , Kalebic, N. and Forrester, A. 2025. Mental health in the criminal justice system. In: Davies, P. et al., An Introduction to Criminal Justice. SAGE Publications Limited. , pp.383-400.
- Jarrett, M. et al., 2025. The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway for men in England and Wales: A qualitative study of pathway user views about services, perceived impact on psychological wellbeing, and implications for desistance. Criminal Justice and Behavior 52 (1), pp.98-118. (10.1177/00938548241286829)
- Kothari, R. et al., 2025. Men in prison: the needs of the neglected majority [Editorial]. Journal of Men's Health 21 (9), pp.1-4. (10.22514/jomh.2025.111)
- Malhi, G. S. et al., 2025. The value of mental science: we publish what matters [Editorial]. The British Journal of Psychiatry 227 (1), pp.429-433. (10.1192/bjp.2025.118)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2025. Self-harm and suicide risk amongst attendees at five lower courts in London, England. European Psychiatry 68 (S1), pp.S157-S157. (10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.398)
- Miller, R. et al., 2025. Perceived entrapment, goal adjustment and goal ambivalence as predictors for suicide ideation in high-risk prisoners. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health 24 (1), pp.43-53. (10.1177/14999013241306139)
- Shafti, M. et al., 2025. The duality of self-harm and aggression: implications for research and practice. BJPsych Bulletin 49 (4), pp.219-222. (10.1192/bjb.2025.10088)
- Shafti, M. et al., 2025. 'If one doesn't happen, the other will': forensic mental health service patients' experiences of co-occurring self-harm and aggression. BJPsych Open 11 (1) e20. (10.1192/bjo.2024.834)
- Vamvakas, G. et al., 2025. The effectiveness of the offender personality disorder pathway: a propensity score-matched analysis. Psychology, Crime & Law 31 (6), pp.716-736. (10.1080/1068316X.2024.2310532)
2024
- Asherson, P. et al., 2024. Randomised controlled trial of the short-term effects of osmotic-release oral system methylphenidate on symptoms and behavioural outcomes in young male prisoners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): CIAO-II study: commentary, Asherson et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry 225 (3), pp.412-413. (10.1192/bjp.2024.60)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2024. A realist evaluation of an enhanced court‐based liaison and diversion service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 34 (2), pp.117-133. (10.1002/cbm.2315)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2024. An optimal trauma-informed pathway for PTSD, complex PTSD and other mental health and psychosocial impacts of trauma in prisons: an expert consensus statement. Psychology, Crime & Law (10.1080/1068316X.2024.2394807)
- Forrester, A. 2024. Mental health care provision for segregated prisoners in England [Editorial]. Medicine, Science and the Law 64 (3), pp.179-181. (10.1177/00258024241236022)
- Forrester, A. 2024. Mental health in criminal justice: presentations, provision and possibilities. BJPsych Bulletin 48 (5), pp.275-277. (10.1192/bjb.2024.79)
- Forrester, A. 2024. Why choose BJPsych Bulletin?. BJPsych Bulletin 48 (3), pp.149-150. (10.1192/bjb.2024.35)
- Hillier, B. et al., 2024. Developing a coordinated response to chemsex across health, justice and social care settings: expert consensus statement. BJPsych Bulletin 48 (5), pp.306-313. (10.1192/bjb.2024.46)
- Kalebic, N. et al. 2024. Variations in services and intervention pathways for traumatic stress in Welsh prisons: A national survey. Medico-Legal Journal 92 (1), pp.50-53. (10.1177/00258172231214432)
- Khan, A. A. et al., 2024. Correctional and forensic mental health services in Bangladesh. In: Chu, C. M. and Daffern, M. eds. Approaches to Offender Rehabilitation in Asian Jurisdictions. New York, USA: Taylor & Francis Group. , pp.193-206. (10.4324/9781003360919-16)
- Matthiasson, P. and Forrester, A. 2024. Uncertainty and forensic psychiatry: Interview with Professor Andrew Forrester. [Online].Nordic Psychiatric Association. Available at: https://www.thenordicpsychiatrist.com/post/uncertainty-and-forensic-psychiatry.
2023
- Arnell, P. et al., 2023. The UK's Illegal Migration Bill: Human rights violated [Editorial]. Medicine Science and the Law 63 (4), pp.267-269. (10.1177/00258024231186736)
- Asherson, P. et al., 2023. CIAO-II: why sub-threshold cases are an unlikely explanation for study findings [eLetter]. The British Journal of Psychiatry (10.1192/bjp.2022.77)
- Asherson, P. J. et al., 2023. Randomised controlled trial of the short-term effects of osmotic-release oral system methylphenidate on symptoms and behavioural outcomes in young male prisoners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: CIAO-II study. British Journal of Psychiatry 222 (1), pp.7-17. (10.1192/bjp.2022.77)
- Beigel, L. et al., 2023. Mental health intervention research in Latin American correctional settings: A scoping review. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 69 (7), pp.1560-1577. (10.1177/00207640231174372)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2023. Can prisons be trauma-informed? Reflections on the development of a trauma-informed approach. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 100 102609. (10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102609)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2023. An exploration of staff views of a trauma-informed pathway in a sentenced and remand prison. The Journal of Forensic Practice (10.1108/JFP-04-2023-0012)
- Dikoff, B. et al., 2023. Supporting people with immigration issues in the context of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. Medicine Science and the Law 63 (3), pp.183-186. (10.1177/00258024231171316)
- Forrester, A. 2023. Editorial independence is dead, long live editorial independence. [Online].PsyArXiv Preprints: Cornell University. (10.31234/osf.io/eau6r)Available at: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/eau6r/.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2023. Mental health in prisons in Latin America: The effects of COVID-19. Medicine, Science and the Law 63 (2), pp.89-92. (10.1177/00258024221149932)
- Forrester, A. , McKinnon, I. and Srivastava, S. 2023. Criminal justice pathways and neurodevelopmental disorders. In: McCarthy, J. M. , Alexander, R. T. and Chaplin, E. eds. Forensic Aspects of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Clinicians Guide. Cambridge University Press. , pp.191-201. (10.1017/9781108955522.016)
- Hillier, B. et al., 2023. Challenges of Chemsex in health, justice, and social care settings: Developing a coordinated response. Presented at: RCPsych International Congress 10-13 July 2023. Vol. 9.Vol. S1. Cambridge University Press. , pp.S190-S190. (10.1192/bjo.2023.491)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2023. Recognising & responding to defendants with intellectual disability in court settings. Forensic Science International: Mind and Law 4 100116. (10.1016/j.fsiml.2023.100116)
- McKenzie, N. and Forrester, A. 2023. Editorial: Mental Health in correctional and criminal justice systems (CCJS): Exploring how diagnosis, treatment and cultural differences impact pathway through the CCJS. Frontiers in Psychiatry (10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1293060)
- McKinnon, I. et al., 2023. Screening for mental disorders in police custody settings. BJPsych Advances 29 (6), pp.407-416. (10.1192/bja.2022.25)
- Robinson, L. and Forrester, A. 2023. Management of violence in prisons. In: Khwaja, M. and Tyrer, P. eds. The Prevention and Management of Violence: Guidance for Mental Healthcare Professionals. Cambridge University Press. , pp.187-196.
- Rodriguez, K. et al., 2023. Standards for prison mental health services: sixth edition. Project Report.[Online].Royal College of Psychiatrists. Available at: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/ccqi/quality-networks/prison-quality-network-prison/prison-qn-standards/qnpmhs-standards-for-prison-mental-health-services-publication-6th-edition.pdf?sfvrsn=e060e443_3.
- Sales, C. P. , Forrester, A. and Tully, J. 2023. Delays in transferring patients from prisons to secure psychiatric hospitals: An international systematic review. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 33 (5), pp.371-385. (10.1002/cbm.2309)
- Shafti, M. et al., 2023. A systematic review of the co-occurrence of self-harm and aggression: Is dual harm a unique behavioural construct?. Frontiers in Psychiatry 14 1083271. (10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1083271)
2022
- Asherson, P. et al., 2022. OROS-methylphenidate to reduce ADHD symptoms in male prisoners aged 16-25 years: a RCT. Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation 9 (6)(10.3310/THEI8200)
- Blott, H. et al., 2022. Evaluating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures on urgent psychiatric hospital transfers from HMP Wandsworth. Presented at: Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Conference Online 02-04 March 2022.
- Burke, S. , Hassoulas, A. and Forrester, A. 2022. An investigation into the impact of dementia knowledge and attitudes on individuals’ confidence in practice: a survey of non-healthcare staff inside the prison estate in England and Wales. BJPsych Open 8 (S1) S129. (10.1192/bjo.2022.380)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2022. Court liaison and diversion services for people with neurodevelopmental conditions: A House of Lords consensus meeting. Medicine, Science and the Law 62 (4), pp.252-253. (10.1177/00258024221121620)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2022. Severe mental illness, common mental disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions amongst 9088 lower court attendees in London, UK. BMC Psychiatry 22 (1) 551. (10.1186/s12888-022-04150-4)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2022. Prisoners with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: co-morbidities and service pathways. International Journal of Prisoner Health 18 (3), pp.245-258. (10.1108/IJPH-03-2021-0020)
- Crole-Rees, C. and Forrester, A. 2022. Developing a clinical pathway for traumatic stress in prisons. Medicine, Science and the Law 62 (1), pp.4-7. (10.1177/00258024211072770)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2022. Trabajando Juntos: forensic and prison psychiatry in Latin America. Presented at: Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Conference Online 02-04 March 2022.
- Kalebic, N. et al. 2022. The all-Wales forensic adolescent consultation and treatment service (FACTS): A 5-year referral cohort study. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 32 (3)(10.1002/cbm.2244)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2022. Defendants with intellectual disability and autism spectrum conditions: the perspective of clinicians working across three jurisdictions. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 29 (5), pp.698-717. (10.1080/13218719.2021.1976297)
- Moran, P. et al., 2022. National evaluation of the male offender personality disorder pathway programme.
- Moran, P. et al., 2022. National evaluation of the male offender personality disorder pathway programme: appendices.
- Morgan, L. et al., 2022. A review of services for vulnerable people detained in Northern Ireland prisons: The impact of underfunding. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 32 (1), pp.1-4. (10.1002/cbm.2227)
- Morgan, L. et al., 2022. Review of service for vulnerable people detained in prisons In Northern Ireland. Presented at: 2022 IAFMHS Annual Conference Berlin 14-16 June 2022.
- Morgan, L. et al., 2022. Review of services for vulnerable persons detained in prisons in Northern Ireland. Presented at: Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Conference Online 2-4 Mar 2022.
- Ryland, H. , Exworthy, T. and Forrester, A. 2022. Over 30 years of liaison and diversion in England and Wales: How far have we come, and what is now needed?. Medicine, Science and the Law 62 (2), pp.85-87. (10.1177/00258024221092711)
- Sen, P. et al., 2022. The UK's exportation of asylum obligations to Rwanda: A challenge to mental health, ethics and the law. Medicine, Science and the Law 62 (3), pp.165-167. (10.1177/00258024221104163)
- Sen, P. et al., 2022. Mental health in the criminal justice system: austerity must now be reversed. British Medical Journal 376 o727. (10.1136/bmj.o727)
- Shafti, M. et al., 2022. The inter-connections between self-harm and aggressive behaviours: a general network analysis study of dual harm. Frontiers in Psychiatry 13 953764. (10.3389/fpsyt.2022.953764)
- Shafti, M. et al., 2022. A systematic review of the co-occurrence of self-harm and violence: is dual harm a unique behavioural construct?. Presented at: 10th International Association of Suicide Prevention Asia Pacific Conference (APC 2022) Queensland, Australia 03-05 May 2022.
- Simpson, A. I. F. et al., 2022. A systematic review of reviews of correctional mental health services using the STAIR Framework. Frontiers in Psychiatry 12 747202. (10.3389/fpsyt.2021.747202)
- Walker, T. et al., 2022. A qualitative exploration of the views of people with lived experience of suicide within the criminal justice system. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology 33 (6), pp.868-882. (10.1080/14789949.2022.2149418)
- Waterman, L. Z. et al., 2022. It is time to expand community alternatives to immigration detention. BMJ 2022 (376) o458. (10.1136/bmj.o458)
2021
- Ali, S. et al., 2021. People with intellectual disabilities views on support following court contact. Presented at: 13th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID 2021) Berlin, Germany 23-25 September 2021. Vol. 65.Vol. 8. Wiley. , pp.691-759. (10.1111/jir.12869)
- Arnell, P. and Forrester, A. 2021. Extradition and mental health in the spotlight - The case of Julian Assange. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 31 (2), pp.77-79. (10.1002/cbm.2195)
- Arnell, P. and Forrester, A. 2021. Extradition and mental health: the need for multidisciplinary review and research. Medicine, Science and the Law 61 (2), pp.83-85. (10.1177/0025802421993370)
- Carthy, E. et al., 2021. Chemsex-related crime and vulnerability: A public health and criminal justice priority. Medicine, Science and the Law 61 (4), pp.247-249. (10.1177/00258024211049490)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2021. Self-harm and mental health characteristics of prisoners with elevated rates of autistic traits. Research in Developmental Disabilities 114 103987. (10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103987)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2021. Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities 119 104103. (10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104103)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2021. Review of services for vulnerable persons detained in Northern Ireland prisons.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2021. Identifying and managing vulnerability in prison custody. Presented at: XXXVIth International Congress on Law and Mental Health Rome 21 - 26 July 2019. Published in: Weisstub, D. N. ed. Abstracts of the XXXVIth International Congress on Law and Mental Health.
- Khan, A. A. et al., 2021. Mental health services in the prisons of Bangladesh. BJPsych International 18 (4), pp.88-91. (10.1192/bji.2021.34)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2021. People with intellectual disability within court liaison and diversion services: characteristics and vulnerabilities. Presented at: 13th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID 2021) Berlin, Germany 23-25 September 2021. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research: Special Issue: 13th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability. Vol. 65 (8).Vol. 65 (8). Wiley. (10.1111/jir.12869)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2021. Vulnerabilities of prisoners with autistic traits. Presented at: 13th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID 2021) Berlin, Germany 23-25 September 2021. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research: Special Issue: 13th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability. Vol. 65 (8). Wiley. (10.1111/jir.12869)
- McKenna, B. et al., 2021. Prison mental health in-reach teams in Aotearoa New Zealand: a national survey. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 28 (5), pp.774-784. (10.1080/13218719.2020.1855269)
- Ryland, H. et al., 2021. Liaison and diversion services in South East London: Referral patterns over a 25-year period. Medico-Legal Journal 89 (3), pp.166-172. (10.1177/00258172211010558)
- Samele, C. et al., 2021. The prevalence of mental illness and unmet needs of police custody detainees. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 31 (2), pp.80-95. (10.1002/cbm.2193)
- Sen, P. et al., 2021. Mental health in immigration detention: A comparison of foreign national ex-prisoners and other detainees. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 31 (4), pp.275-287. (10.1002/cbm.2207)
- Shafti, M. et al., 2021. The role of secondary psychopathy and emotional dysregulation in forensic mental health users' dual-harm. Presented at: IAFMHS: Past, present, and future of forensic mental health services Virtual 16-17 June 2021.
- Shafti, M. et al., 2021. The co-occurrence of self-harm and aggression: a cognitive-emotional model of dual-harm. Frontiers in Psychology 12 586135. (10.3389/fpsyg.2021.586135)
2020
- Craster, L. and Forrester, A. 2020. The early identification of people with personality disorder in the criminal justice system. Medicine, Science and the Law 60 (4), pp.294-300. (10.1177/0025802420917837)
- Forrester, A. 2020. Clinical and scientific expert witness bias: sources and expression. Medicine, Science and the Law 60 (2), pp.159-160. (10.1177/0025802420914133)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2020. Alternatives to custodial remand for women in the criminal justice system: a multi-sector approach. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 30 (2-3), pp.68-78. (10.1002/cbm.2144)
- Forrester, A. and Piper, M. 2020. The WPA's prison health position statement and curriculum. World Psychiatry 19 (1), pp.125-125. (10.1002/wps.20711)
- Gunn, J. et al., 2020. Telemedicine in prisons: A Crime in Mind perspective. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 30 (2-3), pp.65-67. (10.1002/cbm.2160)
- Hopkin, G. et al., 2020. Differences between homeless and non-homeless people in a matched sample referred for mental health reasons in police custody. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 66 (6), pp.576-583. (10.1177/0020764020920904)
- Ismail, N. and Forrester, A. 2020. The state of English prisons and the urgent need for reform. Lancet Public Health 5 (7), pp.e368-e369. (10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30142-0)
- Kothari, R. et al., 2020. COVID-19 and prisons: Providing mental health care for people in prison, minimising moral injury and psychological distress in mental health staff. Medicine, Science and the Law 60 (3), pp.165-168. (10.1177/0025802420929799)
- Kothari, R. et al., 2020. Providing mental health services in prisons during the covid-19 pandemic – challenges and opportunities for growth. Clinical Psychology Forum 2020 (333), pp.18-23.
- Mccarthy, J. et al., 2020. Characteristics of defendants with intellectual disability identified within court liaison & diversion services. Presented at: 28th European Congress of Psychiatry Virtual 4-7 July 2020. European Psychiatry. Vol. 63.Cambridge University Press. , pp.S153-S154. (10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.5)
- Murphy, C. M. et al., 2020. People with autism spectrum disorder in the criminal justice system: improving recognition in criminal justice mental health services, identifying views of the ASD community and developing preliminary guidelines for support. Presented at: INSAR Keynote Webinar Virtual 3 Jun 2020.
- Slade, K. , Forrester, A. and Baguley, T. 2020. Coexisting violence and self-harm: Dual harm in an early-stage male prison population. Legal and Criminological Psychology 25 (2), pp.182-198. (10.1111/lcrp.12169)
- Woods, L. , Craster, L. and Forrester, A. 2020. Mental Health Act transfers from prison to psychiatric hospital over a six-year period in a region of England. Journal of Criminal Psychology 10 (3), pp.219-231. (10.1108/JCP-03-2020-0013)
2019
- Asherson, P. et al., 2019. Randomised controlled trial of the short-term effects of OROS-methylphenidate on ADHD symptoms and behavioural outcomes in young male prisoners with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (CIAO-II). Trials 20 663. (10.1186/s13063-019-3705-9)
- Bell, S. , Hopkin, G. and Forrester, A. 2019. Exposure to traumatic events and the experience of burnout, compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among prison mental health staff: an exploratory survey. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 40 (4), pp.304-309. (10.1080/01612840.2018.1534911)
- Forrester, A. 2019. The forensic intersection and the future. Medicine, Science and the Law 59 (1), pp.3. (10.1177/0025802419830274)
- Forrester, A. and Hopkin, G. 2019. Mental health in the criminal justice system: a pathways approach to service and research design. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 29 (4), pp.207-217. (10.1002/cbm.2128)
- Kopczynska, M. et al., 2019. Real world patterns of antimicrobial use and microbiology investigations in patients with sepsis outside the Critical Care Unit: Secondary analysis of three nation-wide point prevalence studies. Journal of Clinical Medicine 8 (9) 1337. (10.3390/jcm8091337)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2019. Vulnerabilities of prisoners with autistic traits. Presented at: RANZCP 2019 Congress Cairns, Australia 12-16 May 2019. Vol. 53.Vol. Supple. Informa Healthcare / Wiley. , pp.118-118.
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2019. Prisoners with neurodevelopmental difficulties: vulnerabilities for mental illness and self-harm. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 29 (5-6), pp.308-320. (10.1002/cbm.2132)
- Piper, M. , Forrester, A. and Shaw, J. 2019. Prison healthcare services: the need for political courage. British Journal of Psychiatry 215 (4), pp.579-581. (10.1192/bjp.2019.43)
- Till, A. et al., 2019. The mental health of foreign national prisoners. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 62 , pp.14-18. (10.1016/j.jflm.2019.01.001)
- Trebilcock, J. et al., 2019. A more promising architecture? Commissioners’ perspectives on the reconfiguration of personality disorder services under the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway. Mental Health Review Journal 24 (4), pp.306-316. (10.1108/MHRJ-06-2019-0021)
2018
- Bowen, K. et al., 2018. The relationship between exposure to adverse life events in childhood and adolescent years and subsequent adult psychopathology in 49,163 adult prisoners: a systematic review. Personality and Individual Differences 131 , pp.74-92. (10.1016/j.paid.2018.04.023)
- Byng, R. and Forrester, A. 2018. Mental health in offenders and prison populations. In: Gask, L. et al., Primary Care Mental Health: 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. , pp.343-352. (10.1017/9781911623038.025)
- Cooper, J. et al., 2018. Substance use and at-risk mental state for psychosis in 2102 prisoners: the case for early detection and early intervention in prison. Early Intervention in Psychiatry 12 (3), pp.400-409. (10.1111/eip.12343)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2018. Mental illness and the provision of mental health services in prisons. British Medical Bulletin 127 (1), pp.101-109. (10.1093/bmb/ldy027)
- Forrester, A. 2018. Integrating social and biological psychiatry: a forensic perspective. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 64 (7), pp.623-624. (10.1177/0020764018766390)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2018. Treatment under compulsion in prison settings - to do, or not to do?. Presented at: International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Antwerp 11-15 June, 2018.
- Forrester, A. , Samele, C. and Marougka, M. 2018. Alternatives to custodial remand for women attending court in London. Presented at: International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Antwerp 11-15 June 2018.
- Hopkin, G. et al., 2018. Interventions at the transition from prison to the community for prisoners with mental illness: a systematic review. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 45 (4), pp.623-634. (10.1007/s10488-018-0848-z)
- Leonard, S. , Forrester, A. and Shaw, J. 2018. Prison remittal from medium secure services. Presented at: International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Antwerp 11-15 June, 2018.
- Patel, R. , Harvey, J. and Forrester, A. 2018. Systemic limitations in the delivery of mental health care in prisons in England. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 60 , pp.17-25. (10.1016/j.ijlp.2018.06.003)
- Samele, C. , Forrester, A. and Bertram, M. 2018. An evaluation of an employment pilot to support forensic mental health service users into work and vocational activities. Journal of Mental Health 27 (1), pp.45-51. (10.1080/09638237.2016.1276527)
- Sen, P. et al., 2018. Mental health morbidity among people subject to immigration detention in the UK: a feasibility study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 27 (6), pp.628-637. (10.1017/S2045796017000269)
- Young, S. et al., 2018. Identification and treatment of offenders with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the prison population: a practical approach based upon expert consensus. BMC Psychiatry 18 (1) 281. (10.1186/s12888-018-1858-9)
2017
- Brooker, C. G. D. and Forrester, A. 2017. Prison mental health in-reach teams in England: the care programme approach and sexual abuse/violence. British Journal of Psychiatry 211 (6), pp.337-338. (10.1192/bjp.bp.117.200428)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2017. Characteristics of prisoners with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 61 (12), pp.1185-1195. (10.1111/jir.12441)
- Chaplin, E. , McCarthy, J. and Forrester, A. 2017. Defendants with autism spectrum disorders: what is the role of court liaison and diversion?. Advances in Autism 3 (4), pp.220-228. (10.1108/AIA-08-2017-0018)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2017. WPA position statement on prisoner mental and public health care.
- Forrester, A. 2017. Evaluating the criminal justice mental health pathway. PhD Thesis , Kings College London.
- Forrester, A. and Piper, M. 2017. World Psychiatric Association Prisoner Mental and Public Health Care Curriculum. World Psychiatric Association
- Huddy, V. et al., 2017. Self-report and behavioural measures of impulsivity as predictors of impulsive behaviour and psychopathology in male prisoners. Personality and Individual Differences 113 , pp.173-177. (10.1016/j.paid.2017.03.010)
- Roberts, A. et al., 2017. Family intervention in a prison environment: a systematic literature review. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 27 (4), pp.326-340. (10.1002/cbm.2001)
- Samele, C. et al., 2017. Information pathways into prison mental health care. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 28 (4), pp.548-561. (10.1080/14789949.2017.1308538)
- Sen, P. et al., 2017. Mental health morbidity amongst people subject to immigration detention in the UK - a feasibility study. Presented at: Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Annual Conference Madrid 1-3 March 2017.
- Simpson, A. et al., 2017. Correctional mental health: current evidence; innovative possibility. Presented at: 2017 IAFMHS conference Split Split, Croatia 12 - 16 June 2017.
2016
- Evans, C. et al., 2016. Early detection and early intervention in prison: improving outcomes and reducing prison returns. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 28 (1), pp.91-107. (10.1080/14789949.2016.1261174)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2016. Suicide ideation amongst people referred for mental health assessment in police custody. Journal of Criminal Psychology 6 (4), pp.146-156. (10.1108/JCP-04-2016-0016)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2016. Demographic and clinical characteristics of 1092 consecutive police custody mental health referrals. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 28 (3), pp.295-312. (10.1080/14789949.2016.1269357)
- Forrester, A. , Valmaggia, L. and Taylor, P. J. 2016. Healthcare services in police custody in England and Wales: recent government U turn leaves police healthcare adrift from the NHS. BMJ 353. (10.1136/bmj.i1994)
- Hopkin, G. et al., 2016. Letter to the editor: transferring London's acutely mentally ill prisoners to hospital. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 26 (1), pp.76-78. (10.1002/cbm.1992)
- Hopkin, G. et al., 2016. Prison mental health in-reach: the effect of open referral pathways. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 24 (1), pp.152-158. (10.1080/13218719.2016.1197813)
- Jarrett, M. et al., 2016. Prison and community populations at ultra-high risk of psychosis: differences and challenges for service provision. Psychiatric Services 67 (9), pp.990-995. (10.1176/appi.ps.201500355)
- Jarrett, M. et al., 2016. Prisoners at ultra-high-risk for psychosis: a cross-sectional study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 25 (2), pp.150-159. (10.1017/S2045796015000062)
- Mccarthy, J. et al., 2016. Characteristics of prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders and difficulties. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 60 (3), pp.201-206. (10.1111/jir.12237)
- Samele, C. et al., 2016. Key successes and challenges in providing mental health care in an urban male remand prison: a qualitative study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 51 (4), pp.589-596. (10.1007/s00127-016-1170-2)
- Slade, K. et al., 2016. Pathways through the criminal justice system for prisoners with acute and serious mental illness. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 44 , pp.162-168. (10.1016/j.jflm.2016.10.007)
- Underwood, L. et al., 2016. Autism spectrum disorder traits among prisoners. Advances in Autism 2 (3), pp.106-117. (10.1108/AIA-11-2015-0023)
2015
- Forrester, A. et al. 2015. Prison mental health: local innovation and translation. Presented at: XXXIVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health Vienna 12 - 17 July 2015. Abstracts of the XXXIVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2015. Fit to plead - fit for purpose?. Presented at: XXXIVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health Vienna 12 - 17 July 2015. Abstracts of the XXXIVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2015. Competitive tendering and offender health services. Lancet Psychiatry 2 (10), pp.859-861. (10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00414-9)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2015. Autism spectrum disorder and mental health problems among prisoners. Presented at: 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry Vienna, Austria 28 - 31 March 2014. Vol. 30.Vol. Supple. Cambridge University Press. , pp.864-864. (10.1016/S0924-9338(15)30674-X)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2015. Screening and diagnostic assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders in a male prison. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour 6 (2), pp.102-111. (10.1108/JIDOB-08-2015-0018)
- Slade, K. and Forrester, A. 2015. Shifting the paradigm of prison suicide prevention through enhanced multi-agency integration and cultural change. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 26 (6), pp.737-758. (10.1080/14789949.2015.1062997)
2014
- Boer, H. et al., 2014. Forensic care pathways for adults with intellectual disability involved with the criminal justice system.
- Boer, H. et al., 2014. Forensic care pathways for adults with intellectual disability involved with the criminal justice system.
- Brown, K. et al., 2014. Mental health expertise at prison reception. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 26 (1), pp.107-115. (10.1080/14789949.2014.955810)
- Forrester, A. 2014. Film: a cycle of violence. Lancet 383 (9924), pp.1200. (10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60591-2)
- Forrester, A. 2014. Forensic psychiatry: out of mind, out of sight. Lancet Psychiatry 1 (4), pp.266. (10.1016/S2215-0366(14)70369-4)
- Forrester, A. 2014. Offender mental health developments in England and Wales: nothing endures but change. In: Puccia, A. , Puccia, G. and Tosi, M. eds. Criminal Behaviours. Impacts, Tools and Social Networks.. FDE Institute Press. , pp.259-273.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2014. Improving access to psychological therapies in prisons. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 24 (3), pp.163-168. (10.1002/cbm.1898)
- Forrester, A. and Samele, C. 2014. Advances in prison mental health. Presented at: WASP and Faculty of Rehabilitation and Social Psychiatry Jubilee Congress London 13 -15 November 2014.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2014. Mental health in-reach in an urban UK remand prison. International Journal of Prisoner Health 10 (3), pp.155-163. (10.1108/IJPH-07-2013-0035)
- Forrester, A. and Slade, K. 2014. Preventing self-harm and suicide in prisoners: job half done. Lancet 383 (9923), pp.1109-1111. (10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62571-4)
- Mudathikundan, F. , Chao, O. and Forrester, A. 2014. Mental health and fitness to plead proposals in England and Wales. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 37 (2), pp.135-141. (10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.11.008)
- Sen, P. , Exworthy, T. and Forrester, A. 2014. Mental health care for foreign national prisoners in England and Wales. Journal of Mental Health 23 (6), pp.333-339. (10.3109/09638237.2014.951480)
- Till, A. , Exworthy, T. and Forrester, A. 2014. Integration and offender mental health. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 26 (1), pp.11-21. (10.1080/14789949.2014.960440)
- Till, A. , Forrester, A. and Exworthy, T. 2014. The development of equivalence as a mechanism to improve prison healthcare. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 107 (5), pp.179-182. (10.1177/0141076814523949)
2013
- Forrester, A. 2013. Mental health services in-reach and trauma. Presented at: 13th European Conference on Traumatic Stress (ESTSS 2013) Bologna, Italy 6-9 June 2013. Vol. 4.Taylor & Francis Open Access. , pp.1-1. (10.3402/ejpt.v4i0.21227)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2013. Influencing the care pathway for prisoners with acute mental illness. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 23 (3), pp.217-226. (10.1002/cbm.1870)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2013. Variations in prison mental health services in England and Wales. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 36 (3-4), pp.326-332. (10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.04.007)
- Shaw, J. et al., 2013. Care pathways across the criminal justice system: improving identification, treatment and outcomes. Presented at: Empowering forensic mental health services: integrating research and practice Maastricht 18-21 June 2013.
- Slade, K. and Forrester, A. 2013. Measuring IPDE-SQ personality disorder prevalence in pre-sentence and early-stage prison populations, with sub-type estimates. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 36 (3-4), pp.207-212. (10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.04.018)
- Srivastava, S. et al., 2013. Developing criminal justice liaison and diversion services: Research priorities and international learning. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 23 (5), pp.315-320. (10.1002/cbm.1888)
- Underwood, L. et al., 2013. Prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour 4 (1-2), pp.17-23. (10.1108/JIDOB-05-2013-0011)
2012
- Exworthy, T. et al., 2012. Asserting prisoners' right to health: progressing beyond equivalence. Psychiatric Services 63 (3), pp.270-275. (10.1176/appi.ps.201100256)
- Jarrett, M. et al., 2012. Continuity of care for recently released prisoners with mental illness: a pilot randomised controlled trial testing the feasibility of a critical time intervention. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 21 (2), pp.187-193. (10.1017/S2045796011000783)
- Jarrett, M. et al., 2012. Identifying men at ultra high risk of psychosis in a prison population. Schizophrenia Research 136 (1-3), pp.1-6. (10.1016/j.schres.2012.01.025)
- Valmaggia, L. et al., 2012. Adverse life events in help-seeking and non-help-seeking UHR individuals. Presented at: 3rd Biennial Schizophrenia International Research Conference Florence, Italy 14-18 April 2012. Vol. 136.Vol. Supple. Elsevier. , pp.S40. (10.1016/S0920-9964(12)70143-3)
2011
- Ardino, V. et al., 2011. PTSD and trauma in forensic settings: implications for research and treatment. Presented at: PTSD and Trauma in Forensic Settings: Implications for Research and TreatmentVol. 2.Vol. Supple. Taylor & Francis Open Access. , pp.175-175. (10.3402/ejpt.v2i0.7236)
- Black, G. et al., 2011. Using initiative to provide clinical intervention groups in prison: a process evaluation. International Review of Psychiatry 23 (1), pp.70-76. (10.3109/09540261.2010.544293)
- Exworthy, T. , Wilson, S. and Forrester, A. 2011. Beyond equivalence: prisoners' right to health. Psychiatrist 35 (6), pp.201-202. (10.1192/pb.bp.110.033084)
- Forrester, A. 2011. Prison to hospital transfers. In: Oakley, C. et al., 101 recipes for audit in psychiatry. Cambridge. , pp.151-152.
- Forrester, A. 2011. The poison principle: a memoir of family secrets and literary poisonings by Gail Bell [Book Review]. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 14 (2), pp.465-468. (10.1080/1478994031000084945)
- Wilson, S. and Forrester, A. 2011. To little, too late? The treatment of mentally incapacitated prisoners. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry 13 (1), pp.1-8. (10.1080/09585180210123177)
- Wilson, S. , James, D. and Forrester, A. 2011. The medium-secure project and criminal justice mental health. Lancet 378 (9786), pp.110-111. (10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62268-4)
- Wilson, S. , James, D. and Forrester, A. 2011. The medium-secure project and criminal justice mental health - authors' reply. Lancet 378 (9801), pp.1460. (10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61641-3)
2010
- Forrester, A. et al. 2010. Prison health-care wings: psychiatry's forgotten frontier?. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 20 (1), pp.51-61. (10.1002/cbm.753)
- Jarrett, M. et al., 2010. Stressful life events and at risk mental state for psychosis among male prisoners. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Early Psychosis Amsterdam, Netherlands 29 November - 01 December 2010. Vol. 4.Vol. Supple. Wiley-Blackwell. , pp.23-23. (10.1111/j.1751-7893.2010.00215.x)
- Mills, A. et al., 2010. Prisoners' experiences of antipsychotic medication: influences on adherence. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 22 (1), pp.110-125. (10.1080/14789949.2010.509804)
- Wilson, S. et al., 2010. Postcode lottery? Hospital transfers from one London prison and responsible catchment area. Psychiatrist 34 (4), pp.140-142. (10.1192/pb.bp.109.025239)
2009
- Forrester, A. 2009. Death in custody. In: Wilson, S. and Cumming, I. eds. Psychiatry in Prisons: A Comprehensive Handbook. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. , pp.223-229.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2009. A suitable waiting room? Hospital transfer outcomes and delays from two London prisons. Psychiatric Bulletin 33 (11), pp.409-412. (10.1192/pb.bp.108.022780)
- Olumoroti, O. J. et al., 2009. Mentally ill prisoners in need of urgent hospital transfer: Appeal panels should resolve disputes to reduce delays. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 20 (Supple), pp.S5-S10. (10.1080/14789940802710371)
2008
- Forrester, A. , Berg, R. and Whittle, M. 2008. A release from inadequate care. The Health service journal 16
- Forrester, A. 2008. Henry R. Rollin. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 19 (4), pp.632-637. (10.1080/14789940802012919)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2008. The evolution of mental disorder as a legal category in England and Wales. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 19 (4), pp.543-560. (10.1080/14789940801918942)
2007
- Forrester, A. 2007. Dangerous and severe personality disorder: response and role of the psychiatric team [Book Review]. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 15 (2), pp.359-362.
2005
- Carroll, A. and Forrester, A. 2005. Depressive rage and criminal responsibility. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 12 (1), pp.36-43. (10.1375/pplt.2005.12.1.36)
2004
- Carroll, A. , Lyall, M. and Forrester, A. 2004. Clinical hopes and public fears in forensic mental health. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 15 (3), pp.407-425. (10.1080/14789940410001703282)
2002
- Forrester, A. 2002. Preventive detention, public protection and mental health. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry 13 (2), pp.329-344. (10.1080/09585180210151248)
- Forrester, A. and Wilson, S. 2002. Implications of the mental health act 1983 (remedial) order 2001. Medicine, Science and the Law 42 (3), pp.192-194. (10.1177/002580240204200302)
2001
- Forrester, A. , Owens, D. and Johnstone, E. 2001. Diagnostic stability in subjects with multiple admissions for psychotic illness. Psychological Medicine 31 (1), pp.151-158. (10.1017/S0033291799003116)
- Forrester, A. 2001. [No Title] Correspondence to the Editor. Psychiatric Bulletin 25 (12), pp.485-486. (10.1192/pb.25.12.485-c)
- Forrester, A. 2001. National Health Service fails prisoners. Lancet 358 (9280) 511. (10.1016/S0140-6736(01)05658-6)
- Forrester, A. 2001. Therapeutic communities, past, present and future. Edited by Penelope Campling and Rex Haigh [Book Review]. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 11 (S1), pp.S114-S115. (10.1002/cbm.460)
- Forrester, A. 2001. Women patients in medium secure psychiatric units [Letter]. Psychiatric Bulletin 25 (12), pp.485-486. (10.1192/pb.25.12.485-b)
- McIntosh, A. et al., 2001. A factor model of the functional psychoses and the relationship of factors to clinical variables and brain morphology. Psychological Medicine 31 (1), pp.159-171. (10.1017/S0033291799003177)
2000
- Forrester, A. 2000. Loss as a factor in delinquent and criminal behaviour. Prison Service Journal 132 , pp.83-83.
1999
- Forrester, A. 1999. Diagnostic stability in subjects with multiple admissions for psychotic illness. MPhil Thesis , University of Edinburgh.
1996
- Forrester, A. , Owens, D. G. C. and Johnstone, E. C. 1996. The anatomy of the functional psychoses. European Psychiatry 11 (Supple), pp.409s-410s. (10.1016/0924-9338(96)89340-0)
Articles
- Ahmed, A. and Forrester, A. 2025. Mental health challenges of enforced disappearances: a call for research and action. Medicine, Science and the Law 65 (4), pp.267-269. (10.1177/00258024251349373)
- Arnell, P. and Forrester, A. 2025. Assange, mental health and assurances in extradition. Medico-Legal Journal 93 (1Sup), pp.93-95. (10.1177/00258172221081708)
- Arnell, P. and Forrester, A. 2021. Extradition and mental health in the spotlight - The case of Julian Assange. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 31 (2), pp.77-79. (10.1002/cbm.2195)
- Arnell, P. and Forrester, A. 2021. Extradition and mental health: the need for multidisciplinary review and research. Medicine, Science and the Law 61 (2), pp.83-85. (10.1177/0025802421993370)
- Arnell, P. et al., 2023. The UK's Illegal Migration Bill: Human rights violated [Editorial]. Medicine Science and the Law 63 (4), pp.267-269. (10.1177/00258024231186736)
- Asherson, P. et al., 2023. CIAO-II: why sub-threshold cases are an unlikely explanation for study findings [eLetter]. The British Journal of Psychiatry (10.1192/bjp.2022.77)
- Asherson, P. et al., 2024. Randomised controlled trial of the short-term effects of osmotic-release oral system methylphenidate on symptoms and behavioural outcomes in young male prisoners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): CIAO-II study: commentary, Asherson et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry 225 (3), pp.412-413. (10.1192/bjp.2024.60)
- Asherson, P. et al., 2022. OROS-methylphenidate to reduce ADHD symptoms in male prisoners aged 16-25 years: a RCT. Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation 9 (6)(10.3310/THEI8200)
- Asherson, P. et al., 2019. Randomised controlled trial of the short-term effects of OROS-methylphenidate on ADHD symptoms and behavioural outcomes in young male prisoners with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (CIAO-II). Trials 20 663. (10.1186/s13063-019-3705-9)
- Asherson, P. J. et al., 2023. Randomised controlled trial of the short-term effects of osmotic-release oral system methylphenidate on symptoms and behavioural outcomes in young male prisoners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: CIAO-II study. British Journal of Psychiatry 222 (1), pp.7-17. (10.1192/bjp.2022.77)
- Beigel, L. et al., 2023. Mental health intervention research in Latin American correctional settings: A scoping review. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 69 (7), pp.1560-1577. (10.1177/00207640231174372)
- Bell, S. , Hopkin, G. and Forrester, A. 2019. Exposure to traumatic events and the experience of burnout, compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among prison mental health staff: an exploratory survey. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 40 (4), pp.304-309. (10.1080/01612840.2018.1534911)
- Bhui, K. et al., 2025. Protecting and promoting editorial independence. The British Journal of Psychiatry 226 (1), pp.4-6. (10.1192/bjp.2024.6)
- Black, G. et al., 2011. Using initiative to provide clinical intervention groups in prison: a process evaluation. International Review of Psychiatry 23 (1), pp.70-76. (10.3109/09540261.2010.544293)
- Blott, H. et al., 2025. Artificial intelligence in forensic psychiatry: potential applications and key considerations. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 116 103016. (10.1016/j.jflm.2025.103016)
- Bowen, K. et al., 2018. The relationship between exposure to adverse life events in childhood and adolescent years and subsequent adult psychopathology in 49,163 adult prisoners: a systematic review. Personality and Individual Differences 131 , pp.74-92. (10.1016/j.paid.2018.04.023)
- Brooker, C. G. D. and Forrester, A. 2017. Prison mental health in-reach teams in England: the care programme approach and sexual abuse/violence. British Journal of Psychiatry 211 (6), pp.337-338. (10.1192/bjp.bp.117.200428)
- Brown, K. et al., 2014. Mental health expertise at prison reception. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 26 (1), pp.107-115. (10.1080/14789949.2014.955810)
- Burke, S. , Hassoulas, A. and Forrester, A. 2022. An investigation into the impact of dementia knowledge and attitudes on individuals’ confidence in practice: a survey of non-healthcare staff inside the prison estate in England and Wales. BJPsych Open 8 (S1) S129. (10.1192/bjo.2022.380)
- Carroll, A. and Forrester, A. 2005. Depressive rage and criminal responsibility. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 12 (1), pp.36-43. (10.1375/pplt.2005.12.1.36)
- Carroll, A. , Lyall, M. and Forrester, A. 2004. Clinical hopes and public fears in forensic mental health. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 15 (3), pp.407-425. (10.1080/14789940410001703282)
- Carthy, E. et al., 2021. Chemsex-related crime and vulnerability: A public health and criminal justice priority. Medicine, Science and the Law 61 (4), pp.247-249. (10.1177/00258024211049490)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2017. Characteristics of prisoners with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 61 (12), pp.1185-1195. (10.1111/jir.12441)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2022. Court liaison and diversion services for people with neurodevelopmental conditions: A House of Lords consensus meeting. Medicine, Science and the Law 62 (4), pp.252-253. (10.1177/00258024221121620)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2022. Severe mental illness, common mental disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions amongst 9088 lower court attendees in London, UK. BMC Psychiatry 22 (1) 551. (10.1186/s12888-022-04150-4)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2021. Self-harm and mental health characteristics of prisoners with elevated rates of autistic traits. Research in Developmental Disabilities 114 103987. (10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103987)
- Chaplin, E. , McCarthy, J. and Forrester, A. 2017. Defendants with autism spectrum disorders: what is the role of court liaison and diversion?. Advances in Autism 3 (4), pp.220-228. (10.1108/AIA-08-2017-0018)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2021. Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities 119 104103. (10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104103)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2024. A realist evaluation of an enhanced court‐based liaison and diversion service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 34 (2), pp.117-133. (10.1002/cbm.2315)
- Chaplin, E. et al., 2022. Prisoners with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: co-morbidities and service pathways. International Journal of Prisoner Health 18 (3), pp.245-258. (10.1108/IJPH-03-2021-0020)
- Cooper, J. et al., 2018. Substance use and at-risk mental state for psychosis in 2102 prisoners: the case for early detection and early intervention in prison. Early Intervention in Psychiatry 12 (3), pp.400-409. (10.1111/eip.12343)
- Craster, L. and Forrester, A. 2020. The early identification of people with personality disorder in the criminal justice system. Medicine, Science and the Law 60 (4), pp.294-300. (10.1177/0025802420917837)
- Crole-Rees, C. and Forrester, A. 2022. Developing a clinical pathway for traumatic stress in prisons. Medicine, Science and the Law 62 (1), pp.4-7. (10.1177/00258024211072770)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2025. Assessment and prevalence of PTSD in people with neurodevelopmental conditions in criminal justice settings - A systematic review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (10.1007/s40489-025-00517-x)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2023. Can prisons be trauma-informed? Reflections on the development of a trauma-informed approach. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 100 102609. (10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102609)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2025. Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) within prisons and the criminal justice system. Medicine, Science and the Law 65 (1), pp.5-8. (10.1177/00258024241293540)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2025. Response to: 'A randomised controlled trial of eye movement desensitisation and re-processing (EMDR) in forensic services and in prison' - [Letter to the editor]. Medicine, Science and the Law (10.1177/00258024251350786)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2023. An exploration of staff views of a trauma-informed pathway in a sentenced and remand prison. The Journal of Forensic Practice (10.1108/JFP-04-2023-0012)
- Crole-Rees, C. et al. 2024. An optimal trauma-informed pathway for PTSD, complex PTSD and other mental health and psychosocial impacts of trauma in prisons: an expert consensus statement. Psychology, Crime & Law (10.1080/1068316X.2024.2394807)
- Dikoff, B. et al., 2023. Supporting people with immigration issues in the context of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. Medicine Science and the Law 63 (3), pp.183-186. (10.1177/00258024231171316)
- Evans, C. et al., 2016. Early detection and early intervention in prison: improving outcomes and reducing prison returns. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology 28 (1), pp.91-107. (10.1080/14789949.2016.1261174)
- Exworthy, T. et al., 2012. Asserting prisoners' right to health: progressing beyond equivalence. Psychiatric Services 63 (3), pp.270-275. (10.1176/appi.ps.201100256)
- Exworthy, T. , Wilson, S. and Forrester, A. 2011. Beyond equivalence: prisoners' right to health. Psychiatrist 35 (6), pp.201-202. (10.1192/pb.bp.110.033084)
- Forrester, A. 2019. The forensic intersection and the future. Medicine, Science and the Law 59 (1), pp.3. (10.1177/0025802419830274)
- Forrester, A. , Berg, R. and Whittle, M. 2008. A release from inadequate care. The Health service journal 16
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Book sections
- Byng, R. and Forrester, A. 2018. Mental health in offenders and prison populations. In: Gask, L. et al., Primary Care Mental Health: 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. , pp.343-352. (10.1017/9781911623038.025)
- Forrester, A. 2009. Death in custody. In: Wilson, S. and Cumming, I. eds. Psychiatry in Prisons: A Comprehensive Handbook. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. , pp.223-229.
- Forrester, A. 2014. Offender mental health developments in England and Wales: nothing endures but change. In: Puccia, A. , Puccia, G. and Tosi, M. eds. Criminal Behaviours. Impacts, Tools and Social Networks.. FDE Institute Press. , pp.259-273.
- Forrester, A. 2011. Prison to hospital transfers. In: Oakley, C. et al., 101 recipes for audit in psychiatry. Cambridge. , pp.151-152.
- Forrester, A. , McKinnon, I. and Srivastava, S. 2023. Criminal justice pathways and neurodevelopmental disorders. In: McCarthy, J. M. , Alexander, R. T. and Chaplin, E. eds. Forensic Aspects of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Clinicians Guide. Cambridge University Press. , pp.191-201. (10.1017/9781108955522.016)
- Hales, H. , Kalebic, N. and Forrester, A. 2025. Mental health in the criminal justice system. In: Davies, P. et al., An Introduction to Criminal Justice. SAGE Publications Limited. , pp.383-400.
- Khan, A. A. et al., 2024. Correctional and forensic mental health services in Bangladesh. In: Chu, C. M. and Daffern, M. eds. Approaches to Offender Rehabilitation in Asian Jurisdictions. New York, USA: Taylor & Francis Group. , pp.193-206. (10.4324/9781003360919-16)
- Robinson, L. and Forrester, A. 2023. Management of violence in prisons. In: Khwaja, M. and Tyrer, P. eds. The Prevention and Management of Violence: Guidance for Mental Healthcare Professionals. Cambridge University Press. , pp.187-196.
Conferences
- Ali, S. et al., 2021. People with intellectual disabilities views on support following court contact. Presented at: 13th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID 2021) Berlin, Germany 23-25 September 2021. Vol. 65.Vol. 8. Wiley. , pp.691-759. (10.1111/jir.12869)
- Ardino, V. et al., 2011. PTSD and trauma in forensic settings: implications for research and treatment. Presented at: PTSD and Trauma in Forensic Settings: Implications for Research and TreatmentVol. 2.Vol. Supple. Taylor & Francis Open Access. , pp.175-175. (10.3402/ejpt.v2i0.7236)
- Blott, H. et al., 2022. Evaluating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures on urgent psychiatric hospital transfers from HMP Wandsworth. Presented at: Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Conference Online 02-04 March 2022.
- Forrester, A. 2013. Mental health services in-reach and trauma. Presented at: 13th European Conference on Traumatic Stress (ESTSS 2013) Bologna, Italy 6-9 June 2013. Vol. 4.Taylor & Francis Open Access. , pp.1-1. (10.3402/ejpt.v4i0.21227)
- Forrester, A. et al. 2015. Prison mental health: local innovation and translation. Presented at: XXXIVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health Vienna 12 - 17 July 2015. Abstracts of the XXXIVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2015. Fit to plead - fit for purpose?. Presented at: XXXIVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health Vienna 12 - 17 July 2015. Abstracts of the XXXIVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2018. Treatment under compulsion in prison settings - to do, or not to do?. Presented at: International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Antwerp 11-15 June, 2018.
- Forrester, A. and Samele, C. 2014. Advances in prison mental health. Presented at: WASP and Faculty of Rehabilitation and Social Psychiatry Jubilee Congress London 13 -15 November 2014.
- Forrester, A. , Samele, C. and Marougka, M. 2018. Alternatives to custodial remand for women attending court in London. Presented at: International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Antwerp 11-15 June 2018.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2022. Trabajando Juntos: forensic and prison psychiatry in Latin America. Presented at: Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Conference Online 02-04 March 2022.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2021. Identifying and managing vulnerability in prison custody. Presented at: XXXVIth International Congress on Law and Mental Health Rome 21 - 26 July 2019. Published in: Weisstub, D. N. ed. Abstracts of the XXXVIth International Congress on Law and Mental Health.
- Hillier, B. et al., 2023. Challenges of Chemsex in health, justice, and social care settings: Developing a coordinated response. Presented at: RCPsych International Congress 10-13 July 2023. Vol. 9.Vol. S1. Cambridge University Press. , pp.S190-S190. (10.1192/bjo.2023.491)
- Jarrett, M. et al., 2010. Stressful life events and at risk mental state for psychosis among male prisoners. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Early Psychosis Amsterdam, Netherlands 29 November - 01 December 2010. Vol. 4.Vol. Supple. Wiley-Blackwell. , pp.23-23. (10.1111/j.1751-7893.2010.00215.x)
- Leonard, S. , Forrester, A. and Shaw, J. 2018. Prison remittal from medium secure services. Presented at: International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Antwerp 11-15 June, 2018.
- Mccarthy, J. et al., 2020. Characteristics of defendants with intellectual disability identified within court liaison & diversion services. Presented at: 28th European Congress of Psychiatry Virtual 4-7 July 2020. European Psychiatry. Vol. 63.Cambridge University Press. , pp.S153-S154. (10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.5)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2019. Vulnerabilities of prisoners with autistic traits. Presented at: RANZCP 2019 Congress Cairns, Australia 12-16 May 2019. Vol. 53.Vol. Supple. Informa Healthcare / Wiley. , pp.118-118.
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2015. Autism spectrum disorder and mental health problems among prisoners. Presented at: 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry Vienna, Austria 28 - 31 March 2014. Vol. 30.Vol. Supple. Cambridge University Press. , pp.864-864. (10.1016/S0924-9338(15)30674-X)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2021. People with intellectual disability within court liaison and diversion services: characteristics and vulnerabilities. Presented at: 13th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID 2021) Berlin, Germany 23-25 September 2021. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research: Special Issue: 13th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability. Vol. 65 (8).Vol. 65 (8). Wiley. (10.1111/jir.12869)
- McCarthy, J. et al., 2021. Vulnerabilities of prisoners with autistic traits. Presented at: 13th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID 2021) Berlin, Germany 23-25 September 2021. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research: Special Issue: 13th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability. Vol. 65 (8). Wiley. (10.1111/jir.12869)
- Morgan, L. et al., 2022. Review of service for vulnerable people detained in prisons In Northern Ireland. Presented at: 2022 IAFMHS Annual Conference Berlin 14-16 June 2022.
- Morgan, L. et al., 2022. Review of services for vulnerable persons detained in prisons in Northern Ireland. Presented at: Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Conference Online 2-4 Mar 2022.
- Murphy, C. M. et al., 2020. People with autism spectrum disorder in the criminal justice system: improving recognition in criminal justice mental health services, identifying views of the ASD community and developing preliminary guidelines for support. Presented at: INSAR Keynote Webinar Virtual 3 Jun 2020.
- Sen, P. et al., 2017. Mental health morbidity amongst people subject to immigration detention in the UK - a feasibility study. Presented at: Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Annual Conference Madrid 1-3 March 2017.
- Shafti, M. et al., 2022. A systematic review of the co-occurrence of self-harm and violence: is dual harm a unique behavioural construct?. Presented at: 10th International Association of Suicide Prevention Asia Pacific Conference (APC 2022) Queensland, Australia 03-05 May 2022.
- Shafti, M. et al., 2021. The role of secondary psychopathy and emotional dysregulation in forensic mental health users' dual-harm. Presented at: IAFMHS: Past, present, and future of forensic mental health services Virtual 16-17 June 2021.
- Shaw, J. et al., 2013. Care pathways across the criminal justice system: improving identification, treatment and outcomes. Presented at: Empowering forensic mental health services: integrating research and practice Maastricht 18-21 June 2013.
- Simpson, A. et al., 2017. Correctional mental health: current evidence; innovative possibility. Presented at: 2017 IAFMHS conference Split Split, Croatia 12 - 16 June 2017.
- Valmaggia, L. et al., 2012. Adverse life events in help-seeking and non-help-seeking UHR individuals. Presented at: 3rd Biennial Schizophrenia International Research Conference Florence, Italy 14-18 April 2012. Vol. 136.Vol. Supple. Elsevier. , pp.S40. (10.1016/S0920-9964(12)70143-3)
Monographs
- Boer, H. et al., 2014. Forensic care pathways for adults with intellectual disability involved with the criminal justice system.
- Boer, H. et al., 2014. Forensic care pathways for adults with intellectual disability involved with the criminal justice system.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2017. WPA position statement on prisoner mental and public health care.
- Forrester, A. et al. 2021. Review of services for vulnerable persons detained in Northern Ireland prisons.
- Moran, P. et al., 2022. National evaluation of the male offender personality disorder pathway programme.
- Moran, P. et al., 2022. National evaluation of the male offender personality disorder pathway programme: appendices.
- Rodriguez, K. et al., 2023. Standards for prison mental health services: sixth edition. Project Report.[Online].Royal College of Psychiatrists. Available at: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/ccqi/quality-networks/prison-quality-network-prison/prison-qn-standards/qnpmhs-standards-for-prison-mental-health-services-publication-6th-edition.pdf?sfvrsn=e060e443_3.
Other
- Forrester, A. and Piper, M. 2017. World Psychiatric Association Prisoner Mental and Public Health Care Curriculum. World Psychiatric Association
Thesis
- Forrester, A. 1999. Diagnostic stability in subjects with multiple admissions for psychotic illness. MPhil Thesis , University of Edinburgh.
- Forrester, A. 2017. Evaluating the criminal justice mental health pathway. PhD Thesis , Kings College London.
Websites
- Forrester, A. 2023. Editorial independence is dead, long live editorial independence. [Online].PsyArXiv Preprints: Cornell University. (10.31234/osf.io/eau6r)Available at: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/eau6r/.
- Forrester, A. 2025. Mental health in prisons: Challenges and the road ahead. [Online].CIM Blog: Crime in Mind. Available at: https://crimeinmind.co.uk/mental-health-in-prisons-challenges-and-the-road-ahead/.
- Matthiasson, P. and Forrester, A. 2024. Uncertainty and forensic psychiatry: Interview with Professor Andrew Forrester. [Online].Nordic Psychiatric Association. Available at: https://www.thenordicpsychiatrist.com/post/uncertainty-and-forensic-psychiatry.
Research
My clinical and research interests relate to mental health conditions as they present in the criminal justice system, including prisons, courts, police custody, probation, and other places of detention, with a focus on vulnerability and marginalisation.
Biography
I trained in psychiatry at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital and the Maudsley Hospital, London, and have worked as a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist for 20 years. During that time, I have worked in London, Melbourne, Cornwall, Liverpool, Manchester and Cardiff.
Clinically, my main interest has been in prison psychiatry, from which I developed an interest in other parts of the criminal justice system (police custody, the criminal courts and probation), and people who are detained in other settings (e.g., immigration removal centres).
I collaborate widely and have a broad interest in mental health conditions as they arise in the criminal justice system in Wales, the wider UK, and internationally, with a focus on vulnerability and marginalisation. My interests are under-pinned by a focus on fair and equal treatment for people in the criminal justice system, taking into consideration human rights obligations and issues in respect of social justice.
Honours and awards
BSc(Hons), MBChB, MPhil, MD(Res), CMgr, MCMI, FRSA, FRSM, FFFLM, FRCPsych